Mitchell Saron

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Mitchell Saron
Born (2000-12-06) December 6, 2000 (age 24)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Weapon Sabre
Handright-handed
Medal record
Men's sabre
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Milan Team
Pan American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Lima Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Lima Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Lima Individual
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Verona Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Toruń Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Toruń Team

Mitchell Saron (December 6, 2000) is an American right-handed sabre fencer. He represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, in the Men's sabre and Men's team sabre in July 2024.

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Early life

Saron was born on December 6, 2000, and is Filipino American and Jewish. [1] [2] His hometown is Ridgewood, New Jersey. [1]

He is a known Republican as revealed on a reel posted to his Instagram on June 16,2025 where he attended the June 14th birthday celebration of Donald Trump and the US Army’s 250th birthday celebration.

Education

Saron attended Ridgewood High School. [3] He studied economics at Harvard University and graduated in 2023. [4] [1] [5]

Fencing

In 2019, Saron won a gold medal in the team portion of the National Champion for the U.S. National Championships. [4] In 2023, he was 14th at the Madrid Men's Sabre World Cup. [6]

In 2024, Saron won a gold medal for the Men's Saber World Cup in the team's portion while he was representing Team USA.

Saron represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, in the Men's sabre and Men's team sabre on July 27 and 31, 2024. [7] [1]

Medal record

World Championship

DateLocationEventPosition
2023-07-27 Flag of Italy.svg Milan, Italy Team Men's Sabre3rd [8]

World Cup

DateLocationEventPosition
2024-03-24 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Hungary Team Men's Sabre1st [9]
2025-03-08 Flag of Italy.svg Padua, Italy Team Men's Sabre2nd [10]
2025-03-30 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Hungary Team Men's Sabre3rd [11]

Pan American Championship

DateLocationEventPosition
2023-06-20 Flag of Peru.svg Lima, Peru Team Men's Sabre1st [12]
2024-06-27 Flag of Peru.svg Lima, Peru Individual Men's Sabre2nd [13]
2024-06-30 Flag of Peru.svg Lima, Peru Team Men's Sabre1st [14]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mitchell Saron". USA Fencing. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  2. "Jewish fencers make up nearly a third of the 2024 US Olympic fencing team in Paris," JTA.
  3. "Ridgewood Fencer Qualifies For Olympics". Ridgewood Daily Voice. March 27, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "National Champions! Crimson Capture 2024 NCAA Fencing National Championship". Harvard University. March 24, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  5. "Eight From Harvard Named Elite by USOPC as Potential Olympians". Harvard University. September 4, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  6. "Harvard Fencers Earn Silver With USA Fencing at World Cup Events; Scruggs, Hansen Earn National Awards". Harvard University. May 15, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  7. "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION – The International Fencing Federation official website". FIE.org. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  8. "27 Jul 2023 world Championship". International Fencing Federation. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  9. "24 Mar 2024 world Cup". International Fencing Federation. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  10. "08 Mar 2025 world cup". International Fencing Federation. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  11. "30 Mar 2025 world cup". International Fencing Federation. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  12. "20 Jun 2023 zone Championships". International Fencing Federation. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  13. "27 Jun 2024 zone Championships". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  14. "30 Jun 2024 zone Championships". INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION. Retrieved June 30, 2024.